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stuff.co.nz MAY 5, 2016, CHRISTCHURCH MAIL OPENDAYS Schools welcome shared new site in the east ADVERTISING FEATURE A performing arts centre, sports facilities, custom-made music spaces, a cutting-edge library and technology suites are just some of the facilities that will be built for the new Avonside Girls’ High School and Shirley Boys’ High School at Queen Elizabeth II Park. The new schools will open alongside each other in January, 2019. Students who join the schools from next year will complete their senior years and NCEA at the new site. The new campus will cost at least $80 million and be built near the Eastern Sport and Recreation Centre that will have swimming pools, water and fitness facilities. This will be the first time two single sex schools have co-located in New Zealand. The schools’ principals, Avonside’s Sue Hume and Shirley’s John Laurenson, are looking forward to the move. ‘‘There may be one campus but there will be two separate schools each with its own culture, curriculum and uniform,’’ Laurenson says. It’s about offering the best of the single-sex and co-educational Shirley Boys’ High School principal John Laurenson. worlds, says Hume. ‘‘Students will spend most of their day in a single-sex environment but there will be times when they can interact with students from the other school. For example, we’ll have a library, cafe and an extensive bus network that ´ Sue Hume, Avonside Girls’ High School principal. students from both schools will use. This enables valuable social development,’’ she says. Both schools pride themselves on offering high-quality, single-sex education. ‘‘Avonside girls thrive in our supportive environment. Our curriculum, cultural and leadership opportunities are designed to engage females and meet their needs,’’ Hume says. ‘‘Girls also participate more in the single-sex environment, particularly when it comes to sport. They have the freedom to just be themselves.’’ Research shows boys achieve higher academically in single-sex schools. Analysis by the New Zealand Council for Educational Research in 2012 showed that 42 per cent of those leaving state boys’ schools attained University Entrance – compared with 23 per cent of male students leaving co-educational schools. ‘‘There are other benefits, too. Shirley has a strong culture around being the best you can be,’’ Laurenson says. ‘‘It’s also a place where life long bonds are formed, normally over victories and losses on the sports field and in the classroom, with the boys supporting each other to do better.’’ Hume says the new campus will be a place the community can be proud of. ‘‘Our facilities will be available for community use. The site is beautiful with mature trees and close proximity to Travis Wetlands. It also has a deep cultural significance for Ngai Tahu. This will be an excellent asset for Christchurch’s east,’’ she says. 27 OPEN NIGHT Commencing in the Assembly Hall ALLWELCOME SHIRLEY BOYS’ HIGH SCHOOL www.shirley.school.nz THURSDAY 26 MAY 2016 • 6.30-8.30PM OPEN EVENING Tuesday 31 May 2016, from 5.00pm – 7.00pm The evening begins in the gymnasium at 5pm, with an address from the Principal, Mrs Sue Hume, and student representatives. A tour of the school follows, with the opportunity to talk to teachers and students. We look forward to welcoming all prospective students and families for 2017. (03) 389 7199 | www.avonside.school.nz 7197031AB